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By Melissa Minton. Tyra Banks came out of retirement from the modeling industry at the age of 45 to pose in a tiny yellow bikini on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

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It includes a nude spread shot by female photographer Taylor Ballantyne, supported by an all-female crew, in which models Paulina Porizkova and Sailor Brinkley have written words on their bodies like artist and natural, a nod to being more than just a body. At the bare minimum, models should be treated as people. Raleigh Van Ness.